In chicago yesterday president obama talked about his gun control proposal. Do you think congress should consider a proposal and vote . Be prepared to tell us why or why not. Here are the numbers. 2025853881 for republicans. 2025853880 for democrats. You can always send us email. The Chicago Tribune picked up the story, talking about a wide range of issues. Gun violence is the main topic of the speech. The reporter says part of the speeches today look to congress and what they should do. Here is what he had to say. Gu[video clip] ivory i recognize not everybody has to agree with our issues. Different from upstate and downstate illinois. These proposals deserve a vote in congress. They deserve a vote. [applause] and i want to thank those members of congress who are working together in a serious way to try to address this issue. Host playing off of that repeated phrase, that is the question we propose to you, whether you think they deserve a vote. Whether you do or dont, you could call o
Trash. There is probably only about a week left of battery left on that flight recorder. And because of that critical deadline an australian ship carrying a u. S. Pinger locator and undersea search equipment leaves for the search zone shortly and is expected to arrive there on thursday. And back in malaysia, frustration is growing. A group of chinese families flew to malaysia to hold this News Conference. Theyre demanding officials provide evidence on the fate of their loved ones and apologize for releasing what they call confusing information. Malaysias Prime Minister released a Statement Today saying in part as we enter the third week in the search for mh370, be assured that the malaysian government is fully committed to the search operation and we will not stop until the plane is found. Sermers in a chinese plane spotted a suspicious object saturday, but it tushed out to be a dead sequelly fish. Our will ripley is in perth, australia, and thats where the search is being coordinated.
The new search zone for the missing airliner and this is a first. Chinese and australian aircraft spotted multiple objects. The state media reporting three suspicious objects seen by chinese were white, red, and orange. However, so far none of those objects, nor the ones taken up from the sea today, have been confirmed as having anything to do with the lost jet. We also know new this morning that searchers covered 97,000 square miles today. To give you perspective, thats the land area of oregon and theyre concentrating on a new zone, almost 700 miles northeast of where authorities last focussed their hunt. This shift was based on a new analysis of radar data. Australian Authorities Say todays search has wrapped up at least for the day. We know there are four ship theres right now. More ships due to arrive in a zone tomorrow. Meantime, as families of missing passengers demand proof of official claims that all lives were lost, a top official inspired some hope, telling relatives in kuala
A good evening to you on this wednesday night. We start with the urgent race to save hundreds of people sinking into the ocean. It began as a slow motion tragedy. A giant ferry boat taking on water in south korea. Images of passengers trapped onboard haunting. Tonight were watching the amazing rescues and reading desperate Text Messages from the students to their families on dry land. Abc has the latest in this drama for us tonight. Reporter a desperate rescue Mission First responders struggling to reach the massive ferry on its side and sinking fast. Plucking passengers, many of them teenagers off the deck, now vertical, clutching railings to keep their footing. Piling into rescue boats. It was very intense, this man says. The ship was tilted more than 45 degrees. Helicopters dropping First Responders onto the sinking boat, this woman clinging onto a balcony railing, grabbing hold of a rescuers hand. Lifting people to safety one by one from the deck. And from frigid 50 degree water, w
Came to an end. We were able to identify 122 potential objects. We have now had four separate satellite leads from australia, from china and france showing possible debris. It is now impaerative that we link the debris to mh370. Reporter as special equipment from the u. S. Arrives in perth australia. The countrys Prime Minister voicing optimism that something will turn up. A considerable amount of debris has been sighted in the area where the flight was last recorded. Bad weather has so far prevented any of it being recovered, but we are confident that some will be. Reporter that includes a blue fin underwater vehicle also a tow pinger locater used to detect signals from the data recorder. Dedicated to todays search at least five ships from 12 countries. They scour more than 600,000 square miles of ocean. This as new information emerges about flight 370s timeline. Experts say new satellite data indicates the plane may have sent out a partial signal around 8 19 the morning it disappeare